Juarez, Mexico-Dec. 4, 2020-Angel Esparza, 30, started digging graves for Perches at the start of the pandemic when work at the border factory, or maquiladora, slowed. He's wary of the virus; his older brother caught it last month and remains sick. Esparza lives with his 59 year-old diabetic mother, so he wears a mask at work, keeps his distance from mourners, sprays The Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating on the metro area of El Paso, Texas and neighboring Juarez, El Paso. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
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